The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 3: It’s hard to argue with your mouth
The Great General Yingde favored him, attacked thousands of miles, and had outstanding military exploits. For twenty-four years in his glory, Britain used his personal vengeance to report the crimes of invincible corruption and collusion with the enemy’s businessmen. His invincible actions during the time period were the acquiescence of the general. Ying Nai offends.
——《The History of the Northern Han Dynasty Quartz Biography》
In the General’s Mansion, Long Tingfei stood on the hall with his hands in his hands, and his heart was fierce. In these days, while training soldiers and rectifying soldiers, he has not forgotten to monitor his generals. In his heart, Duan Wudi, Quartz is the most suspicious. Both of them are his trusted generals. Quartz is good at fighting, but not good at intrigue. Duan Wudi is good at defense. Although he is the most trustworthy backing of the North Han army, he will inevitably lack some chances to perform meritorious service. In this way, Duan Wudi’s rewards and promotions will lag behind, and Duan Wudi’s temperament is deep and cautious. Long Tingfei had some doubts about him, but Xiao Tong monitored the generals, but there was no evidence to prove them. Has colluded with Dayong.
Since he returned to Qinzhou, Duan Wudi has been busy adjusting his defenses, and Long Tingfei has carefully paid attention to all his movements. The defenses under Duan Wudi’s cloth are solid and flawless. Quartz didn’t bother to care about everything except the war, except for the recent fascination with a famous singer, nothing special.
The singer Xiao Tong carefully checked, she is the daughter of the former Jinyang celebrity Su E. The Su clan was originally a loyal minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and refused to change his post to the Northern Han Dynasty. After the predecessor ascended the throne, there were many satirical remarks. In the end, the predecessor ransacked the Su clan’s home in a rage. Things in the year. And Qingdai is Su E’s only daughter. After the death of her father, her family properties were all confiscated. This woman was helpless and lived in the dust. Even so, this woman was arrogant, pure and pure, and was respected by the world. It can be said that this woman has hatred towards the Northern Han Dynasty court. This can be seen from her usual behavior. She almost never pretends to be a color to the powerful and powerful people of the Northern Han Dynasty. Fortunately, many people respect this female demeanor, otherwise She also can’t do business safely. Quartz fell in love with this woman. Although it was a bit wrong, she knew that she would not take refuge in Dayong, otherwise she would never give up the opportunity to get close to the powerful and powerful, so Long Tingfei did not interfere with Quartz and Qingdai. What’s more, in Long Tingfei’s view, quartz may not be able to impress this woman.
The two most suspected generals did not turn back. Long Tingfei had already suspected that he had been involved in the enemy’s divorce plan. Who knew that the incident suddenly broke out. Quartz suddenly accused Duan Wudi of colluding with businessmen to smuggle. Long Tingfei feels a bit tricky. To tell the truth, Duan Wudi smuggling is secret, but if Long Tingfei knows nothing, it would be too incompetent. But what Duan Wudi did was what Long Tingfei was inconvenient to do. What’s more, all the proceeds were used by Duan Wudi to supplement the military salary, so Long Tingfei not only did not ask the crime, but arranged for the quartermaster to cooperate with Duan Wudi, so that the money was quietly used for food and pension. But this matter, Long Tingfei absolutely can not admit, otherwise, the general guarding one side openly violated the law, even if the master understands this matter, the admonish officers will not easily let him go. Most of the generals under Long Tingfei know something, only Quartz. Firstly, he is outspoken, and everyone is worried that he accidentally leaks out. Secondly, Quartz doesn’t care about these things, so many people know things, but only Quartz is ignorant. understand. Therefore, Quartz suddenly launched an attack with this, and his edge pointed at Duan Invincible, making Long Tingfei unable to react for a while, and had to order Duan Invincible to be detained. Of course, Long Tingfei also has a bit of selfishness. He doesn’t mind temporarily suppressing Duan Wudi before the **** is known. After all, if Duan Wudi conspired, then the blow to the North Han Army would be too great. Nevertheless, Long Tingfei was very angry, because Duan Wudi was exposed, so it would be difficult to clean him off. In this way, regardless of whether Duan Wudi was betrayed or not, Long Tingfei would face the loss of a general. Dilemma, so he was very annoyed with Quartz, and regretted that he was too fond of Quartz in the past, and indulged him too much.
Xiao Tong walked in, looked at Long Tingfei’s straight back, hesitated for a moment, and stepped forward: “General, Yufei is back, he wants to see you immediately.”
Long Tingfei’s body shook. During this time, Da Yong was heavily guarded and it was difficult to send out information. He did not know the result of Qiuyu’s flying stabbing. He heard from Xiao Tong’s tone that he assassinated and Unsuccessful, he sighed and said: “No matter, it is difficult to assassinate a dignified supervising army. It is good for Yufei to come back safely. Let him come in. Does he have any urgent matters to see me.”
Xiao Tong said: “Or ask him to tell the general. This matter is related to our generals. Yu Fei has never had any problems with the generals. His words should be fair.” Long Tingfei was startled and said. : “Let him in quickly.” He was full of ominous premonitions.
Qiu Yufei led Ling Duan into the lobby. When Ling Duan saw Long Tingfei, his expression immediately became excited. He looked at Long Tingfei with excitement and admiration. In the hearts of the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty, Long Tingfei This is the **** who transcends everything. He respectfully bowed down: “The villain Ling Duan knocked on the general.”
A trace of doubt flashed in Long Tingfei’s eyes, and he asked: “Are you?”
Ling Duan knew that Long Tingfei would not recognize him. After all, when he appeared in front of Long Tingfei, he was wearing a mask. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but think of Tan Ji again. He couldn’t help but burst into tears, saying: “The villain is a ghost riding guard under General Tan’s command.”
Long Tingfei looked at Ling Duan in surprise for a while, stepped forward to pick him up, and said: “I can’t imagine that General Tan still has guards alive, Ling Duan, your name is Ling Duan, alas, your general’s ashes have been I sent someone back to my hometown for burial, and the court also gave me a reward, but it’s a pity that he couldn’t fight to kill the enemy.” After speaking, Long Tingfei’s tone also brought sadness, but he soon calmed down and asked, “You How did you escape back.”
Ling Duan looked at Qiu Yufei, Qiu Yufei said indifferently: “You should report everything to the general.” Ling Duan nodded, telling what he had seen and heard, and then Qiu Yufei again Added the scene on the day of his assassination. Long Tingfei frowned when he heard it. He was suspicious. Although Qiu Yufei and Ling Duan said nothing special, they heard the truth revealed in the ears of him and Xiao Tong. It shocked the two of them. After all, Long Tingfei believed in the quartz he personally promoted more than Duan Wudi, and Xiao Tong was also more suspicious of the shrewd and prudent Duan Wudi.
Naturally, there is no doubt about Qiu Yufei and the others, but there is no doubt about Ling Duan. Long Tingfei looked at Xiao Tong, Xiao Tong understood, and coughed: “Ling Duan, what do you think these things can prove? ?”
Ling Duan said blankly: “The villain doesn’t know. Although General Shi always disagrees with our generals, he often satirizes the generals, but if he says that General Shi will give birth to a rebellious heart, the villain can’t believe it, but if not. Why did Li Hu and the others be beheaded? Compared to them, the villain followed General Tan to kill people in Zezhou. He wanted to confess to the people of Zezhou, and he should also behead the villain. Also, although Lord Jiang Hou was not the coach, he was small. It is seen that the generals in the army are very respectful of Lord Jiang Hou. He said that he should keep the two of us by his side, and no one dared to object. Even the king of Qi only warned us a few words after he knew it. I was ungrateful. But suddenly, Li Hu was forcibly taken away and cut off. Lord Jiang Hou did not stop him. I think if I didn’t know anything, I’m afraid I would be killed that day. And Lord Jiang Hou was magnanimous. , Even Li Hu almost killed him and didn’t blame it. If it wasn’t a major concern, the villain really didn’t understand why he did it.”
Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong exchanged glances. From Ling Duan’s words, they could not hear a trace of falsehood, and Ling Duan’s thoughts were a bit messy, not like a pre-made lie, which shows that Ling Duan was not surrendering. The Yongjun came back to pass false information. Qiu Yufei saw their thoughts and said coldly: “When I met Ling Duan, he was dying. If he didn’t meet me, I’m afraid he would never come back.”
Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong knew what he meant. If Ling Duan betrayed the Northern Han Dynasty, it would be absolutely impossible to fall into that situation. There is a limit to the bitterness. Since Qiu Yufei said that Ling Duan almost died, there is no falsehood. If Ling Duan could hide Qiu Yufei’s eyes, Qiu Yufei would not be qualified to be a direct disciple of Jing Wuji. .
At this time, a guard came to report that Quartz was already waiting to hear from him. Long Tingfei was a little hesitant. Originally, he recruited Quartz to find out why Quartz suddenly attacked Duan Wudi, but now he There was suspicion in his heart, but he was worried that he would startle the snake. He glanced at Xiao Tong. Xiao Tong’s eyes flashed and said: “Let him come in. Always ask questions, Junior Brother, you take Ling Duan to the back. Right.”
Qiu Yufei nodded, but he faintly said: “I have seen General Duan, General and Senior Brother on the road. Although General Duan has violated military laws, it is also painstaking to read him. Please give him a chance. “
Long Tingfei frowned slightly, and sighed: “I don’t know, but this matter is probably not that simple. Although Quartz is reckless, but such a major event was announced without asking me for instructions. I thought He is unintentional, but now he thinks he is intentional, Yufei, I will take care of it, Ling Duan, Yufei, do you have arrangements?” He could see that Qiu Yufei was very kind to Ling Duan, so he asked specifically One sentence.
Qiu Yufei said: “I like this kid’s aptitude and qualities very much. I am going to take him back to see Master and Senior Brother. If the Senior Brother likes it, I want him to worship the Senior Brother. If not, I Just barely accept a disciple.”
Hearing his answer, Long and Xiao both looked at him. Xiao Tong stepped forward and looked at Ling Duan carefully for a while, then smiled: “Although he has only middle-level qualifications, this child is persevering. He is temperamental, and he is not too straightforward and unaware of flexibility. At a young age, he has become a ghost rider of a thousand. Big brother should like it. Okay, brother has a good vision.”
Qiu Yufei smiled slightly, called Ling Duan, and led him back.
Long Tingfei ordered quartz to come in. Not long after, Quartz walked in with strides and meteors. He was already forced to get drunk. After coming in, he respectfully saluted the army, saying: “The General Come here, but what’s the order?”
Long Tingfei took a deep look at Shizi, and said, “Quartz, there is one thing I haven’t asked you about. Now Duan Wudi is about to be taken into custody. Let me ask you, how did you know Duan Wudi’s work? That smuggling matter, such a major matter, why don’t you discuss it with me in advance, but tell it in public when the generals are discussing the matter. Fortunately, Duan Wudi did not fear the crime and absconded. If there is a difference, wouldn’t it be your fault?”
Quartz hesitated for a moment, and said: “It was the end general’s deputy Shi Jun who accidentally found out that he told the end general. When the end general was angry, he did not have time to think about it and said it during the discussion. This is the end general’s. Guilty.” At this point, he showed a slight shame on his face. In order to avenge Duan Wudi, he had never thought of reporting to Long Tingfei in private. Although he was straightforward, he was not stupid. For such large-scale smuggling. , His subordinates can find out, if Long Tingfei didn’t know at all, it would be strange. Only by doing this can he force Long Tingfei to kill Duan Wudi. Quartz knows that although the general has always been very fond of him, he has relied more on Tan Ji and Duan Wudi. Besides, if it were in the past, Long Tingfei might have severely punished Duan Wudi. Now the army is in a critical condition, and the general might conceal this. But Duan Wudi lived one more day, and Qingdai did not look happy for one day. These days, watching her look more and more haggard, Quartz was already heart and lungs hurt.
Although his expression has changed slightly, Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong are both caring people. Both of them can see clearly. Long Tingfei sighed in his heart and said: “You are waiting in the hall for Duan Wuzheng confrontation. “Quartz promised to withdraw. Long Tingfei looked cold, and said, “Xiao Tong, Quartz has a ghost in his heart. Go to his mansion in person and search for anything that shouldn’t be there.” Xiao Tong responded in a low voice and turned around. Long Tingfei felt great hatred in his heart. He slapped the table with a palm. Tea cups and other objects on the table were shocked. Tea splashed, and guards poured in from the hall. Long Tingfei calmed down and said, “You clean up Soon, after Duan Wudi is escorted, you go to his shackles, bring him to see me, and all the soldiers who escorted him to the back, do not allow them to walk indiscriminately. Shi Jun is the **** general, and you will also take him Bring it together.”
After half an hour, Duan Wudi was finally taken. Long Tingfei saw Duan Wudi who looked calm but described a little embarrassed, and suddenly didn’t know what to say, no matter what Duan Wudi was smuggling for, whether he acquiesced or not, this matter has been exposed. If the truth is told, then the predicament faced by the Northern Han Dynasty will be known to everyone. I am afraid that the military will be unstable, and the crime of violating the national law will not be easy to be forgiven by the government and the opposition. Although the sovereign trusts and respects himself, there are still Many forces who were dissatisfied with him, Long Tingfei knew that by then, he might be recalled for guilt. If it was in the past, Long Tingfei wouldn’t mind being questioned. As long as he can lead the battle, his title and official position are not important. But when it is now, Dayong may be in trouble at any time, and he cannot leave Qinzhou for a moment. If the country owner is obviously partial to himself, I am afraid he will lose popular support and have a great impact on his reputation. The only solution is to let Duan Wudi commit the crime. Although Duan Wudi will definitely obey as long as he has a word, even if he died, he will not involve himself. In fact, he did not intervene in this matter, but let Duan Wudi suffer it on his behalf, Long Ting Fei couldn’t do such a thing anyway.
Duan Wudi understood what Long Tingfei was thinking, and stepped forward and down to worship: “The criminal general will see the general, ask the general to deal with the criminal general in accordance with the national law and military regulations. No matter what the punishment, the criminal general is willing, but Nowadays, when the country is employing people, it asks the generals to leave the crimes to survive and let the crimes die on the battlefield instead of on the execution ground.”
Long Tingfei’s body shook slightly, and it took a long time before he stepped forward to help Duan Wudi, and said deeply: “General Duan, this was a mistake of Tingfei, but he was stigmatized by General Duan. Tingfei is very guilty. Yan.”
A look of excitement flashed in Duan Wudi’s eyes, and he solemnly said: “Why did the general say this? This is the end of the general’s desire for profit, and what to do with the general.”
Long Tingfei understands Duan Wudi’s mind. Since Duan Wudi has already taken the blame for this matter, it shouldn’t involve Long Tingfei. He straightened up sadly and said: “Invincible, you are waiting by the side. Now there is one more important thing. You are listening to him. Come, pass on Shi Jun.”
Shi Jun, who walked in, looked very disturbed. He was quite shrewd. Ever since he met Qiu Yufei on the road, he didn’t dare to embarrass the Invincible section anymore. He kept playing drums in his heart during the last section of the road. Shi Jun was originally a younger brother of the Quartz clan. He was brave and fierce when he was a boy. He was a famous rogue in the village. Later, after turning to Quartz, he became a lieutenant of Quartz from a small pawn. Although Quartz was brave and good at fighting. , But there are some nepotism in the employment, but finally Shi Jun knew that his abilities were insufficient, so he relied on the trust of quartz and used his small favors to bond the warriors in the army, which was barely a response.
A few days ago, Quartz confessed to him to explore Duan Wudi’s shortcomings. Shi Jun was really embarrassed. It was not because of Duan’s prestige status, but Duan Wudi’s rigorous nature. Shi Jun couldn’t start, but Quartz’s orders had to be followed. . It happened that a general under Duan Wudi was demoted by Duan Wudi for violating military laws. The general was full of resentment and looked for a chance to stay in Qinzhou City. After Shi Jun learned about it, he met him and took him to drink and play. The general was dissatisfied with Duan Wudi, and under Shi Jun’s bribe, he let out a sigh of relief and told about Duan Wudi’s smuggling. After Shi Jun learned of the treasure, he reported the news to Quartz. Quartz is also a famous general. Since he knew such a thing, he found the evidence with his heart. After all, Duan Wudi received the support and acquiescence of senior military generals, so he did not overly guard the secret. The thief took the stolen goods. The whole thing went smoothly, but Shi Jun had something to hide from Quartz. In the process, Shi Jun “checked out” many clues of information, but this information was actually not obtained by Shi Jun, but from Some mysterious people got it. Without this information, Quartz would not be able to grasp Duan Wudi’s handle smoothly.
But now Shi Jun regrets his short-sightedness very much, thinking that those mysterious people came to the door with gold and silver, saying that they were smuggling merchants in collusion with Duan Wudi, and they were at odds with them. The two sides are rivals in business, so they want to help Quartz. Attacking Duan Wudi to get rid of the backstage of those merchants was a very reasonable reason, and he also needed this information, Shi Jun was disrespectful. But the things on the road made Shi Jun realize that his boss might have stabbed a hornet’s nest. If there is something wrong with Quartz, his glory and wealth will be gone, but it will be useless to regret it again. When Shi Jun escorted Duan Wudi to the General’s Mansion, Duan Wudi was immediately relieved of his shackles and invited in. Instead, Shi Jun himself and the sergeants were taken into custody. Shi Jun was even more upset, thinking about how to respond. It didn’t take long before Shi Jun was sent for questioning. Naturally, he had no way to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and walk into the White Tiger Festival Hall where Long Tingfei summoned the generals. Seeing Long Tingfei, who had a pale complexion and was full of anger and murderous intent, Shi Jun felt that he could barely breathe. He jumped a few steps forward and fell to his knees, his body trembling even more.
Long Tingfei became more suspicious when he saw this situation, and asked coldly: “Shi Jun, did you discover Duan Wudi smuggling?”
Shi Jun cautiously said: “It is the end.”
Long Tingfei said bitterly: “How did you find out, do you dare to spy on the general?”
Shi Jun was open to speaking, but he couldn’t export it. Buying Duan Wudi’s generals and accepting bribes from merchants is not something that can be stated clearly. If he speaks it out, don’t say Duan Wudi is guilty and not guilty, I’m afraid he will be pushed Go out and beheaded. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but sweat on his forehead, knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtow, he didn’t dare to speak.
Long Tingfei said angrily: “You are not telling the truth. If there is half a lie, I will ask you a crime of deceiving the coach and will cut you thousands of times.”
Shi Jun paled with fright, and quickly explained how he got clues from the general’s collar, and how he got bribes and intelligence from the mysterious man.
Long Tingfei was furious, kicked out, kicked Shi Jun to the side, Shi Jun vomited blood, but did not dare to wipe it, got up and fell to his knees, repeatedly saying: “The final conviction, I beg the general for mercy.” Long Tingfei said coldly: “Take him down to Xiao Tong for severe interrogation.” Several guards dragged Shi Jun down.
Long Tingfei sat back in his commanding position, closed his eyes wearily, and carefully thought about Shi Jun’s confession. Those who provided information were suspicious. He asked Duan Wudi: “Invincible, do you know who will hold hate? For you, and you can get detailed information on your smuggling.”
Duan Wudi frowned and thought for a moment, and said: “The merchants who colluded with the final general are all middle-class merchants. Only two or three are qualified to do this kind of business. The final general will reach an agreement with them to cooperate in a certain proportion. Even if other merchants are greedy, they don’t have the financial resources to participate, and there is no way to get the information about the shipment. Unless it is the East China Sea merchants who deal with those merchants, can they know the information about our shipment, but how can they have it? Ability to participate in the military affairs of the North Han Dynasty?”
Long Tingfei smiled bitterly for a moment, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said: “How can we have the ability, we have forgotten that the man has been in the East China Sea for nearly three years, I am afraid this matter has long been in his control.”
Duan Wudi’s face changed. He naturally understood who Long Tingfei was talking about “that person”, but he cautiously asked, “General, this matter may not be the case. The merchants we worked with have all checked it out. , Should not be from Dayong, and we also deliberately excluded the Hai clan, because the Hai clan is too close to Dong Hai. Those merchants have no problem with their status, most of them are from the South Chu side, and behind the scenes should be the most mysterious in South Chu Tianji Pavilion, no matter how clever the man is, he can’t stretch his hands so long. And the intelligence we get from Nanchu shouldn’t be a problem. Tianji Pavilion has harmed Dayong’s interests many times over the years. We have It is suspected that the backstage of Tianji Pavilion is the family of Southern Chu. Now we and Nan Chu share the same enemy, they will not fall into trouble at this time.”
Long Tingfei was quite convinced by Duan Wudi’s judgment, but he still believed that Dayong must intervene in this matter. Who would hope that the North Han military would be in chaos except Dayong. After thinking about it, he said: “You also said that Hai’s and Donghai are very close. According to Princess Bi, Hai’s and Jiang Zhe are also involved in collusion. The smuggled goods must pass through Binzhou, where Hai’s will cover the sky. Escape their eyes, if you have the intention, you may not be able to collect this information, alas.”
This time Duan Wudi was also silent. Long Tingfei’s judgment was very reasonable. The goods entering and leaving were really not hidden from Hai’s eyes and ears. Could it be that Jiang Zhe had already laid chess pieces in Binzhou, and Duan Wudi suddenly had an absurd idea. Could it be that Jiang Zhe lived in the East China Sea in seclusion and supported the Jiang family and the Hai’s in the East China Sea to develop Binzhou into the center of far-reaching trade. He also had the intention to lure us into smuggling. Thinking of this, Duan Wudi suddenly felt cold all over his body, but he didn’t dare to express his thoughts. He could only comfort himself. Jiang Zhe was shrewd, he couldn’t think so far, right? The East China Sea matter is still Jiang Jiang. He can’t be the master of the house.
At this moment, Xiao Tong came in with a solemn expression. He handed over a brocade box and opened the box, which contained two letters. Long Tingfei took a look, and suddenly felt that everything was lost.
Neither letter looked up nor signed.
The first letter reads “The old part of the emperor is all gone, and the kindness of your subordinates has been reported, and the dragon’s Zezhou is defeated. Wouldn’t you realize that if you wait for the army to march north, you will regret it.” Later, if you abandon the dark and turn to the light, you may be considered as a Marquis and the general will think deeply.”
The second letter reads “You know the current situation and go in harmony with the sky, it is a blessing, please remove Duan Wudi first, and show my sincerity. I will help the general secretly~IndoMTL.com~Long Tingfei is painful and authentic. : “Have you ever asked his guards, but someone has planted them? “
Xiao Tong said bitterly: “The subordinates questioned carefully. No one knows how quartz and Dayong are connected, but this brocade box is placed in the cabinet of the quartz bedroom. Only quartz has the key. And someone noticed it. Every night before going to bed, Quartz will check the letters in the brocade box. If someone has planted it, at least those letters before last night will not be in it.”
Long Tingfei touched his forehead without saying a word, his expression was cold and gloomy, after a while, he said: “Send Quartz to see me.”
When Quartz walked into the hall, Long Tingfei could no longer restrain the anger in his heart. He threw the brocade box and two letters on the quartz surface. Quartz’s eyes flashed, and when he saw the letter, his face was red and said: “How can the general’s personal letter be in the hands of the general.”
Long Tingfei, who had thoughts of the accident in his heart, was completely disappointed. He said coldly: “Then you admit that these two letters belong to you?”
Quartz’s face blushed and said: “It is the last general.”
Long Tingfei laughed loudly, his laughter was full of sadness, and said: “I have always valued you, do you thank me like this? You are worthy of the king and the soldiers.”
Quartz was puzzled, and asked, why does the poem given to me by Qingdai’s book have any problems? He subconsciously picked up the letter and looked at it. When he saw it, he was dumbfounded and could no longer speak.
Long Tingfei said coldly: “Originally, I believed that it was not an accident that you intercepted King Qi. I also thought that you attacked Invincible because you could not understand this kind of greed, but now how do you explain it, How did the Northern Han Dynasty lose to you, you want to treason to the enemy.”
Quartz was anxious and wanted to explain, but the more anxious he became, the more difficult it was to tell. He was speechless with those two letters. His injury was not completely healed, and he couldn’t help it. A mouthful of blood spurted out.